John McGrath

Producent, Scénárista, Herec, Režisér

1. července 1935 — 22. ledna 2002 (66 let)
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.

Známý pro

  • Plameny lásky
    Plameny lásky1995
  • Mozek za miliardu dolarů
    Mozek za miliardu dolarů1967
  • Robin Hood: Král zbojníků
    Robin Hood: Král zbojníků1991
  • Můj růžový život
    Můj růžový život1997
  • Zúčtování
    Zúčtování1970
  • The Bofors Gun
    The Bofors Gun1968
  • The Dressmaker
    The Dressmaker1988
  • The Virgin Soldiers
    The Virgin Soldiers1969
  • Z Cars
    Z Cars12 řad
  • Play for Today
    Play for Today14 řad
  • Screen Two
    Screen Two15 řad

Filmografie

2000
Aberdeen · as Co-Producer
1997
Ma vie en rose · as Co-Producer
1995
1988
The Dressmaker · as Executive Producer
1984
Screen Two · as Executive Producer

2001
Beyblade · as Tao
1974
1970
Play for Today · as 7:84 Company - Writer

1990
Ex-S · as Self - Interviewed